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Louis Stokes' Biography

Deceased

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Full Name:

Louis Stokes

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Jeanette Francis 'Jay'; 4 Children

Birth Date:

02/23/1925

Birth Place:

Cleveland, OH

Home City:

Shaker Heights, OH

Religion:

Methodist

JD, Cleveland-Marshall Law School, 1948-1953

Attended, Cleveland College of Western Reserve University, 1946-1948

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Ohio, District 11, 1969-1998

Former Member, Congressional Black Caucus

Former Attorney

Lecturer and Lriter, Universities and Bar Associations

Served, United States Army, 1943-1946

Former Member, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

Former Member, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party

Former Member, Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change

Former Member, Ohio State Bar Association Criminal Justice Committee

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